Auburn University is seeking a service provider to provide red-cockaded woodpecker monitoring support to the Directorate of Public Works, Environmental Division, Military Ocean Terminal, Sunny Point, North Carolina. The scope of work includes project management, RCW cavity tree updating, breeding/reproduction monitoring, fledgling monitoring, adult monitoring and banding, habitat management, and provisioning. The service provider must have experience in RCW biology, research, and conservation, and must possess all required permits for RCW banding activities. The contract will be for a period of 12 months, from September 12, 2026, to September 11, 2027.
• The service provider will be responsible for providing all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary to perform RCW monitoring.
• The service provider must comply with all applicable security and safety regulations, guidance, and procedures.
• The service provider must provide a program manager who shall be responsible for the performance of the work under this task order.
• The service provider must have a command of both the written and spoken English language to properly and clearly communicate in person or via electronic devices.